Test Review: Civil War Battles and Events

What battle started the Civil War?

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito

What was the purpose of the Union Blockade along the coast?

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• to force the Union to surrender

• to stop the Union from entering Texas

• to stop cotton from being exported from the Confederacy

• to prevent goods and products from coming into the Confederacy

• - Texas successfully recaptured an important port city.

• - Confederate victory

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• - Texas was able to prevent a land invasion by stopping and turning back Union shipps.

• - Confederate Victory

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was one reason the North supported emancipation?

• freed people could fill job openings

• take away support for the Confederacy

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Ended slavery everywhere

• Ended slavery in the rebelling states during the Civil War

• Created the 13th Amendment

• Extended slavery into western territories

Final land battle of the Civil War

• Battle of Antietom

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

What was the significance of Texas' geographic location during the Civil War?

• Texas was next to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Texas could receive supplies and export cotton through Mexico.

• Texas could easily keep an eye out for illegal immigrants coming from Mexico.

• Most of the Civil War took place in Texas.

Why did the price of goods increase in Texas during the Civil War?

• Texas needed money to pay off its debt.

• There was a surplus of cotton produced in Texas.

• The Union blockade caused a shortage of goods.

• Rebuilding the South was expensive.